As we were first being told about this assignment, I had a lot of initial ideas for exploring the idea of “dead” tech, and finding in what ways a tech becomes dead (obsolescence of the technology vs. obsolescence of the media) or in how we can compare and contrast our modern devices with the old …
October 2011 archive
Oct 30 2011
WiFi Barometer pt. 2
http://vimeo.com/31434361 This video outlines the whole project. From creating the housing to the actual implementation. After getting the wood piece back from the laser cutter, I stained the wood and made some holes for the glass vials. I wanted to put the LEDs inside something to keep it from looking simply like a huge wooden …
Oct 25 2011
Dead Tech assignment- NES usb controller
For this assignment the class is tasked with revitalizing dead or out dated technology. I have decided to refit an old nes controller to work with a the usb ports so that I may play video games on my computer. I have found an old nes controller and an old out of use …
Oct 24 2011
Occupy WALLSTREET viewpoints
Since I have been in the States for a few months, I strongly find an interesting phenomenon which is media in China focuses viewpoints so differently on one event from that in the States. Take the Occupy Wallstreet as an example, my friends in China usually ask how my life goes in the States, recently they …
Oct 24 2011
Progress _ Not & Lola
So just a recap we had an awesome amount of vinyl records and wanted to (try to) reuse them for a sculpture(s) for the upcoming assignment. The inspiration came from Willie Cole Shine’s amazing abstract mask made from found heels so we thought we might try with vinyls. We initially thought it was hard to …
Oct 23 2011
Almost Dead Technology WIN
While this was featured on Failblog and the like, I think this is a great repurposing of one type of media for another. Would have been better if it was an old cassette tape container, but I think the idea still stands: link
Oct 22 2011
Lost Tech – Old Polaroid Camera + Light
For my lost tech i chose an old polaroid camera that i bought a year ago at a flea market in new york. I decided to modify in order to create a lamp. Basically everytime you “take a picture”, the lamp turns on, when you release it, it turns off. I had many problems with …
Oct 20 2011
Dead tech: Atari Blender
Atari 2600 Paddle control (1972) Osterizer Blender 8 speeds Purchased on or about 2002 Inspired on artist work… I wanted to use the controller in something other than a game, or replicating a game. I thought of connecting the controller to the laptop and use it as a switch control to play/ff/rew DVDs. However, I …
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